The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.